St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-07-02

has been closed by order of the government,
and taken charge of by Eugene Powell, bank
examiner for Western Ohio, as an ins0lvent
concern. The banks resources are under
stood to have been impaired by the collapse
of the wheat corner in Chicago. The liabill-
ties of the bank, exclusive of capital stock,
are unofficially placed at S5, 100000. Its in
dividual deposits amount to about -, 5OO,O OOO.
1t is said, also unotticially, that at a meeting
of the bank directors the alternative was
given of continuing in business by reOr-
ganization which would leave out Vice Pres
ident Harper, Cashier Baldwin and Assistant
Cashier Benjamin E. Hopkins, but that the
directors were unable to agree upon such a
plan, or were unwilling to take the risk of a
run following the interference of the govern
ment. The outcome was the appointment
of John R. Decamp as receiver
The Queens jubilee was celebrated in New
York by meeting in the Metropolitan
Opera House. Erastus Wiman presided, ,and
addresses were made by him. exMayor Low,
of Brooklyn, and Mayor Hewitt of New
York About the same time Rev. Father
Larkin, in the neighboring Roman Catholic
Church of the Holy Innocents, was cele-
brating requiem mass for the lone and a
half millions who have died of famine, the
$1,000 who have died of ship fever, the 300
butcheled in suppressing public meetings,
the seventy-fve hanged for resisting tyranny
and the twenty-seven who have died in
dungeons, besides the thousands who died
in other ways, the victims of cruel laws,
during the Victoria reign. The flags were
displayed on the public buildings of New
York in honor of the jubilee. kilograms
from number of cities in Canada and the
United States report jubilee celebrations by
English citizens-services in the churches,
banquets and other festivities. The mayor
of Charleston, S. c., sent to London con-
gratulatory dispatch expressing Charleston's s
grateful remembrance of the Queens quick
and touching sympathy in the earthquake
calamity last fall.
Daniel Pratt, an eccentric character, known
throughout the United States as 1.-The Great
American Traveller" has died in the City
Hospital at Boston, Of paralysis. He was
seventy eight years of age. His mind be-
came unbalanced early in life and for over
fifty years he was wanderer from place to
place, often making long journeys and sub
sisting on the charity Of those whom he
amused by his disjointed harangues on polit-
ical and other topics.
The congressional express tram from
Washington collided at Havre de Grace with
the south-bound express from Philadelphia.
Alexander Cantrom, of Washington, was
killed, and eight others were badly injured.
The steam barge P. H. Walters was sunk
in Lake Erie, off Black river, O., during a
storm and eight lives were lost. The cap
tain, two of his sons and the mate saved
themselves by clinging to floating Tenders
until they were picked up by steamer.
The lost are: Mrs. /. G. Gillepsie, wife of the
master; Alphos and Jennie Gillepsie, the
masters children; engineer Peter Grimes,
of Cleveland; fireman John Peterson, wheel
man Gust. shaffer, of Sandusky, O.; deck
hand Peter Powley, of Lighthouse Station,
O.; stewardess Kate Powley, wife of Peter.
The case of Chief Engineer Nevins, of the
fire department of Brooklyn, has fallen
through. The court directed the jury to
acquit the accused on the ground that there
was no evidence of fraud.
During the last five weeks forty horses
have been stolen in Albuquerque, N. NJ,
and the surrounding country. Two boys,
fourteen and fifteen years old, were captured
while in the act of riding off with couple
of stolen animals and made revelations indi-
eating the existence of large band of or
ganized robbers originating among the
youths of the city, the oldest member being
twenty-five years of age. They had regular
compact which was sworn upon glittering
blade as each member flashed keen-edged
dagger in the light of a camp fire. Their
rendezvous in the mountains, seventy-fv
miles distant, has been discovered and it is
thought the whole gang will be captured
with all the horses.
The Meade memorial committee of the
Fairmount Park Art Association, Philadel-
phia, has fixed Tuesday, October IS, next as
the day for dedicating the equestrian statue
of General Meade in Fairmount Park.
E. L. Harper, vice president of the
Fidelity National Bank of Cincinnati,
and who is also senior member of the
iron firm of E. L. Harper & Co.,
has made an individual assignment, and
the firm of E. L. Harper & Co. has also
assigned. The liabilities in all his interests
IRE estimatM at 100000. Counting his
bank stock at par, s5oO,00O, and the firms
property at 100000, as estimated by him.
self a few days ago, his assets are placed at
nearly 81, 100000.
Baudet, Chivic & Co., hardware merchants,
of Quebec, are reported embarrassed, with
liabilities amounting to 100000.
In the Indiana State board of equalization
Lieutenant Governor Robertson has been
recognized as member, against the protest
of Governor Gray, and he was also elected
president of the board.
In Reading, Pa, Heizman Brothers, oper-
ating the Pennsylvania Hardware Works,
discharged a molder, on the ground that
he had made an untruthful statement to
the firm. The other molders, numbering
15O, thereupon left in body, and they re-
fuse to return to work unless the discharged
workman is reinstated.
The State Department is informed from
our minister at Madrid that the commercial
arrangement between the United States and
Spain by which equality of treatment OF
American and Spanish vessels was secured
in the ports of Cuba and Porto Rico is ex-
tended till the 31st of December next.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland have